Beef Bourguignon, a Daring Cooks challenge
First of all, I couldn’t believe the serendipity of the red wine I picked up for making this classic French stew.
I’m a bit too young to have watched Julia Child‘s cooking show when I was growing up, so my first exposure to The French Chef was actually Dan Aykroyd’s silly skit on Saturday Night Live (which Julia reportedly got a kick out of).
Picking up a bottle of wine in a hurry, I got confused in the France section looking for an appropriate Burgundy, so I rushed over to California and picked up a Cabernet Sauvignon, which was listed as a wine that would work well in the recipe. Leaving the store, I realized that it was one of Dan Aykroyd’s wines!
Anyway…
I made this delicious beef stew on Mother’s Day.
I got everything ready and put it in the oven, and we had a few hours to go out for a wine tasting and hike for Mother’s Day while it cooked.
Bon Appetit.
Thank you to Fabi of fabsfood for hosting this Daring Cooks challenge.
My other Daring Cooks challenge: Maple Grilled Eggplant Goat Cheese Tarts
And I laughed at the "American Fried Rice." } – 
The Beef Bouguignon looks delicious. It looked delicious in the movie too. ‘
btw , I tried the homemade pasta. It came very well. Though I did mess up a little in the sauce (I didnot have all the ingredients but decided to make my own sauce with yours as base). I discovered my indian taste buds needed it to be a bit more spicy
I’m so glad you liked the homemade pasta! I think it’s great that you could adjust the sauce based on what you have (and to make it spicy).
Oh my goodness, what a lovely, rich color you got on your stew. Nice job!
Wow – your boeuf bourguignon looks so rich and flavorful – BEAUTIFUL job. And how funny about the wine matching your “inspiration” on this one
How funny that you grabbed his wine! LOL!
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Oh goodness, that looks delicious! Bet it tasted even better after your hike and wine tasting. The house must have smelled wonderful when you got home. What a great day.
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Your beef bourguignon really does look wonderful – the perfect meal after a fun day out! I love that you picked up one of Dan Ackroyd’s wines…that skit he did about Julia Child always makes me cry with laughter!!
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